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  • S Simon P Stevens

    So the crude death rate globally is ~8.23 per 1000 per year[^]. We have 6,482,858 members on CP. Which gives us a total of 53354 deaths of CP members per year. That's ~6 deaths per hour, or 1 every 10 minutes. Do you ever wonder if anyone on CP will actually notice if you die. I'm pretty sure no one I know would think to tell anyone here.

    Simon

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    Chris Meech
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    News of my death has always been greatly exaggerated. But seriously, back in the '80s a national newspaper, The Globe and Mail, ran an edition with the headline, "MEECH DEAD". Upon my arrival at work that morning, everyone wanted to know all about my resurrection. :)

    Chris Meech I am Canadian. [heard in a local bar] In theory there is no difference between theory and practice. In practice there is. [Yogi Berra]

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    • B benjymous

      Egad, 91% death rate?! It's not safe to be here!

      Help me! I'm turning into a grapefruit! Buzzwords!

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      Simon P Stevens
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      benjymous wrote:

      Egad

      Now that's a word I don't use enough. I'm going to try and use that in a sentence at work today.

      Simon

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      • S Simon P Stevens

        So the crude death rate globally is ~8.23 per 1000 per year[^]. We have 6,482,858 members on CP. Which gives us a total of 53354 deaths of CP members per year. That's ~6 deaths per hour, or 1 every 10 minutes. Do you ever wonder if anyone on CP will actually notice if you die. I'm pretty sure no one I know would think to tell anyone here.

        Simon

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        Mike Hankey
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        Programmers don't die they just fade away. Mike

        "It doesn't matter how big a ranch ya' own, or how many cows ya' brand, the size of your funeral is still gonna depend on the weather." -Harry Truman.


        Semper Fi http://www.hq4thmarinescomm.com[^] My Site

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        • Mike HankeyM Mike Hankey

          Programmers don't die they just fade away. Mike

          "It doesn't matter how big a ranch ya' own, or how many cows ya' brand, the size of your funeral is still gonna depend on the weather." -Harry Truman.


          Semper Fi http://www.hq4thmarinescomm.com[^] My Site

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          Dalek Dave
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          Surely they just get recompiled?

          ------------------------------------ "Men may make bad decisions, immoral decisions or just plain wrong decisions, but at least they make decisions. Women on the other hand..." Patrick Kielty 2006

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          • B benjymous

            There's quite a large issue now, as to what happens with the myriad of accounts that someone has, and people are suggesting that wills should contain a section of usernames and passwords to be handed out to trusted parties - presumably you could give a list of all the people/places you'd want to be notified of your death, too

            Help me! I'm turning into a grapefruit! Buzzwords!

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            Dalek Dave
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            Presumably you would have to let Chris know you have died and no longer wish to receive the Newsletter.

            ------------------------------------ "Men may make bad decisions, immoral decisions or just plain wrong decisions, but at least they make decisions. Women on the other hand..." Patrick Kielty 2006

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            • S Simon P Stevens

              So the crude death rate globally is ~8.23 per 1000 per year[^]. We have 6,482,858 members on CP. Which gives us a total of 53354 deaths of CP members per year. That's ~6 deaths per hour, or 1 every 10 minutes. Do you ever wonder if anyone on CP will actually notice if you die. I'm pretty sure no one I know would think to tell anyone here.

              Simon

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              0x3c0
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              When I get older, I'll probably make a will, which specifies the logins for most of the sites I visit and frequent. I'll just ask my next of kin to post a short message - something like an RIP. But no, I doubt anybody would notice. I don't feel I've contributed enough for people to notice my absence.

              OSDev :)

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                When I get older, I'll probably make a will, which specifies the logins for most of the sites I visit and frequent. I'll just ask my next of kin to post a short message - something like an RIP. But no, I doubt anybody would notice. I don't feel I've contributed enough for people to notice my absence.

                OSDev :)

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                Dalek Dave
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                It would be three days of people saying "where is the CCC?" then slow fade to black.

                ------------------------------------ "Men may make bad decisions, immoral decisions or just plain wrong decisions, but at least they make decisions. Women on the other hand..." Patrick Kielty 2006

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                • T Tom Deketelaere

                  How does the afterlife look like? ;P

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                  CPallini
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                  Well it's damned hot here! :-D

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                    Surely they just get recompiled?

                    ------------------------------------ "Men may make bad decisions, immoral decisions or just plain wrong decisions, but at least they make decisions. Women on the other hand..." Patrick Kielty 2006

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                    Vasudevan Deepak Kumar
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                    Dalek Dave wrote:

                    recompiled

                    recycled. :rolleyes: [Just like IIS 6.0 onwards ASP.NET Worker Process]

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                    • V Vasudevan Deepak Kumar

                      Dalek Dave wrote:

                      recompiled

                      recycled. :rolleyes: [Just like IIS 6.0 onwards ASP.NET Worker Process]

                      Vasudevan Deepak Kumar Personal Homepage
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                      The woods are lovely, dark and deep, But I have promises to keep, And miles to go before I sleep, And miles to go before I sleep!

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                      Dalek Dave
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                      Better than Abandonware!

                      ------------------------------------ "Men may make bad decisions, immoral decisions or just plain wrong decisions, but at least they make decisions. Women on the other hand..." Patrick Kielty 2006

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                      • D Dalek Dave

                        Surely they just get recompiled?

                        ------------------------------------ "Men may make bad decisions, immoral decisions or just plain wrong decisions, but at least they make decisions. Women on the other hand..." Patrick Kielty 2006

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                        Henry Minute
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                        Dalek Dave wrote:

                        Surely they just get recompiled?

                        Yes, but only after they have decompiled.

                        Henry Minute Do not read medical books! You could die of a misprint. - Mark Twain Girl: (staring) "Why do you need an icy cucumber?" “I want to report a fraud. The government is lying to us all.”

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                        • S Simon P Stevens

                          So the crude death rate globally is ~8.23 per 1000 per year[^]. We have 6,482,858 members on CP. Which gives us a total of 53354 deaths of CP members per year. That's ~6 deaths per hour, or 1 every 10 minutes. Do you ever wonder if anyone on CP will actually notice if you die. I'm pretty sure no one I know would think to tell anyone here.

                          Simon

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                          Gary Wheeler
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                          I have a service on my development machine that pings my brain once a minute. If five minutes goes by without a response, it e-mails the cafeteria with a coffee order. If my brain fails to reply within an hour, I'm automatically declared dead and the GC thread runs.

                          Software Zen: delete this;

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                            Well it's damned hot here! :-D

                            If the Lord God Almighty had consulted me before embarking upon the Creation, I would have recommended something simpler. -- Alfonso the Wise, 13th Century King of Castile.
                            This is going on my arrogant assumptions. You may have a superb reason why I'm completely wrong. -- Iain Clarke
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                            Gary Wheeler
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                            :cool:, pardon the pun.

                            Software Zen: delete this;

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                            • Mike HankeyM Mike Hankey

                              Programmers don't die they just fade away. Mike

                              "It doesn't matter how big a ranch ya' own, or how many cows ya' brand, the size of your funeral is still gonna depend on the weather." -Harry Truman.


                              Semper Fi http://www.hq4thmarinescomm.com[^] My Site

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                              Gary Wheeler
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                              Programmer's don't die, they just throw a fatal exception.

                              Software Zen: delete this;

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                              • S Simon P Stevens

                                So the crude death rate globally is ~8.23 per 1000 per year[^]. We have 6,482,858 members on CP. Which gives us a total of 53354 deaths of CP members per year. That's ~6 deaths per hour, or 1 every 10 minutes. Do you ever wonder if anyone on CP will actually notice if you die. I'm pretty sure no one I know would think to tell anyone here.

                                Simon

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                                CaptainSeeSharp
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                                I think Red Stateler died.

                                Fall of the Republic[^]

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                                • B benjymous

                                  Egad, 91% death rate?! It's not safe to be here!

                                  Help me! I'm turning into a grapefruit! Buzzwords!

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                                  0x3c0
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                                  Yes, but most of those were posting badly in the programming forums, so they don't really count. ;P

                                  OSDev :)

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                                  • S Simon P Stevens

                                    So the crude death rate globally is ~8.23 per 1000 per year[^]. We have 6,482,858 members on CP. Which gives us a total of 53354 deaths of CP members per year. That's ~6 deaths per hour, or 1 every 10 minutes. Do you ever wonder if anyone on CP will actually notice if you die. I'm pretty sure no one I know would think to tell anyone here.

                                    Simon

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                                    John M Drescher
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                                    That assumes that programmers have the same death rate as the entire population which has to be wrong for many reasons.

                                    John

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                                    • G Gary Wheeler

                                      Programmer's don't die, they just throw a fatal exception.

                                      Software Zen: delete this;

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                                      Mike Hankey
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                                      I like it.... :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: Mike

                                      "It doesn't matter how big a ranch ya' own, or how many cows ya' brand, the size of your funeral is still gonna depend on the weather." -Harry Truman.


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                                      • Mike HankeyM Mike Hankey

                                        I like it.... :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: Mike

                                        "It doesn't matter how big a ranch ya' own, or how many cows ya' brand, the size of your funeral is still gonna depend on the weather." -Harry Truman.


                                        Semper Fi http://www.hq4thmarinescomm.com[^] My Site

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                                        Gary Wheeler
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                                        Thank you, thank you, you're all wonderful! Try the veal, it's to die for...

                                        Software Zen: delete this;

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                                        • Mike HankeyM Mike Hankey

                                          Programmers don't die they just fade away. Mike

                                          "It doesn't matter how big a ranch ya' own, or how many cows ya' brand, the size of your funeral is still gonna depend on the weather." -Harry Truman.


                                          Semper Fi http://www.hq4thmarinescomm.com[^] My Site

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                                          Rajesh R Subramanian
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                                          After the 'execution' is over, they'll go off the memory and the page. :((

                                          It is a crappy thing, but it's life -^ Carlo Pallini

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